Contrary to popular belief, rice is not harmful to birds. Birds eat wild rice while migrating during the winter. Rice paddies often serve as seasonal feeding grounds for waterfowl (eg. ducks and geese etc.). Flooded fields left after a harvest attract larger birds (eg. sandhill cranes, herons, egrets etc.). Throwing rice at weddings traces its roots to Ancient Roman and Celtic customs who threw wheat, oats, millet, and/or rice which symbolized fertility, prosperity, and abundance; as the grain w...
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